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This question underscores your position that there isn't a difference, so I am not sure there is much I can say to change your mind. A...

No, that is the procedure of play.

Hmm. I think the core premise behind RPGs is communication, storytelling, and roleplaying. But the core mechanic is....a mechanic.

There's also Tales of Xadia, which is the only published "full" Cortex Prime RPG. Fortunately and nicely they put out a free rules...

In my experience, nostalgia can very much be a drug.

Also, I have started 1999: The Best Movie Year Ever and the nostalgia, it is like a drug.

Another system I appreciated a lot back in the day was Brave New World -- mostly because it was the first major game I remember seeing...

That’s where the law of conservation of ninja comes in (originating in Bruce Lee movies). One assassin is an unstoppable killing...

I will look into it.

They have their example game, "Hammerheads" right on their website. https://www.cortexrpg.com/compendium/hammerheads-spotlight

I just finished Scales of Justice by Ngaio Marsh for a bookclub/podcast thing i do and man do I not get the appeal of the British...

I haven't because I am slightly intimidated by its total toolkit nature without having a solid example Cortex game that is easily...

So, have you read Cortex? Because you're approaching Cortex - they generalize that kind of dice-pool creation. Varying the target by...

A core mechanic I am considering for my game that I will have to test is kind of a bastardization of the Ironsworn one: when doing...

Im playing this right now. There is also a focus point pool you can adjust slightly your chances of success. So, the degree of success...